The Kennedy Cup competition historically is the breeding ground for all future Irish under-age and senior International players. Thirty-two leagues have entered this year's tournament and we look forward to a wonderful week of football.  The players from this Tournament as in other "Kennedy Cups" in the past will form the underage Representative and International squads of the future. The SFAI has been running this competition for over 3 decades and the Kennedy Cup is the only competition in any European country where all leagues come together to participate in a National Competition on an annual basis.

This National Schoolboy competition has produced many of our National team players at various levels including our World Cup squad and the very best of Irish grass roots schoolboy soccer will be on view throughout the week.

Once again the magnificent UL complex will host the weeks action where seven pitches will be in use throughout and there are plenty other amenities on site to keep all happy.

This competition commemorates the tireless work of Jim Kennedy at schoolboy level down through the years with the inception of a National trophy under his name, an honour which is rarely bestowed during a person's lifetime. Jim Kennedy symbolises the positive nature of schoolboy football.

Although the DDSL have dominated this prestigious competition, the year 2000 will always be remembered  as the year teams outside the capital dominated with Limerick & District winning the competition outright, Galway winning the Plate, Clare winning the Bowl & Carlow winning the shield.

Roy Keane captained Cork to success in 1984 and since then Damien Duff & Ian Harte were part of other DDSL squads. John O'Shea of Manchester United was part of the Waterford squad in 1995.